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WPIAL rules Lincoln Park transfers eligible, requests hearings for Imani newcomers
The WPIAL cleared Lincoln Park transfers Maddie Syka and Abbi Jannuzi to play girls basketball in the regular season this winter after holding separate eligibility hearings Tuesday in Green Tree. Blackhawk had flagged their transfers as maybe motivated by athletics since both played for the same AAU program, but the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 1, 2022
High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Nov. 11 schedule Canon-McMillan (5-5) at North Allegheny (9-1), 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (6-4) at Mt. Lebanon (5-5), 7 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule North Hills (3-7) at Bethel Park (9-1), 7 p.m.; Upper St. Clair (8-2) at Gateway (7-3), 7...
High school roundup for Nov. 1, 2022: Defending champion Seneca Valley gets back to WPIAL finals
Will Bruno, Max Marcotte and Beaux Lizewski scored as defending WPIAL champion Seneca Valley earned a return trip to the WPIAL Class 4A finals with a 3-2 victory over No. 4 Fox Chapel (13-4-2) on Tuesday night. The top-seeded Raiders (18-0-1) will meet No. 6 Pine-Richland in Saturday’s championship game...
Mt. Pleasant girls advance to WPIAL Class 2A title game on Riley Gesinski’s OT goal
The Mt. Pleasant girls soccer team had to put in a little extra work, but it was well worth it as the second-seeded Vikings secured their spot in the WPIAL Class 2A championship by defeating third-seeded South Park, 1-0, in overtime in a semifinal Tuesday night at Peters Township. Junior...
No. 2 Moon blanks No. 3 Plum in Class 3A girls soccer semifinals
Moon scored so fast, some late-entering fans had not even found a seat. The momentum from an early goal carried the second-seeded Tigers back to the WPIAL girls soccer championship and sets the table for the finals matchup everybody wanted. Sydney Felton found the back of the net just 22...
Mars scores plenty in WPIAL semifinal win vs. Latrobe
Strobe lights flash at Gateway when teams score goals. As if Mars wasn’t flashy enough. The top-seeded Fightin’ Planets made it 80 straight games without a loss via a 4-1 victory over No. 5 Latrobe in a WPIAL Class 3A semifinal Tuesday night in Monroeville. Now they will continue their...
South Fayette beats Latrobe in WPIAL volleyball semis
It’s been 15 years since the South Fayette girls volleyball team last played for a WPIAL championship. But that drought will come to an end Saturday at Robert Morris University’s UPMC Events Center. The Lions punched their ticket to the Class 3A championship match and a matchup with No. 1...
North Allegheny girls volleyball sweeps Penn-Trafford, returns to WPIAL finals
The Penn-Trafford girls volleyball ran into a finely tuned machine Tuesday during the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. That machine is North Allegheny, which has not lost so much as a game in 18 straight matches. The Tigers rolled to a 3-0 victory over Penn-Trafford, 25-13, 25-20, 25-16....
Freeport withstands Quaker Valley rally, reaches WPIAL Class 2A girls volleyball final
Quaker Valley pushed Freeport as hard as a Class 2A team has this season in the second set of Tuesday’s WPIAL semifinal match, and the Yellowjackets responded like a team with championship pedigree. The top-seeded Yellowjackets trailed for the majority of the set but rallied to secure a 25-23 win...
Westmoreland WPIAL soccer playoff capsule: Game for Nov. 2, 2022
WPIAL girls soccer playoffs Today’s game Class A consolation Greensburg Central Catholic (12-5) vs. Waynesburg (16-4) 8 p.m., Peters Township High School, McMurray What’s at stake?: The winner advances to the PIAA playoffs. The loser’s season is over. Players to watch: Sara Felder, F, GCC; Ashlyn Basinger, F, Waynesburg Corner...
Trib HSSN High School Football State Rankings for Nov. 1, 2022
Only one team lost its top 5 grip from last week’s Trib HSSN state football rankings as the top 30 PIAA teams finished off the regular season in Week 9 by going a combined 25-4 with one team not in action. In fact, the four losses came from head-to-head showdowns...
WPIAL purchases building with plans to relocate league office
You might say the WPIAL is transferring offices. The league plans to move into a newly purchased building on Swallow Hill Road in Scott Township that’s about 6 miles south of the Green Tree office space the WPIAL has called home for more than 20 years. The cost was $340,000....
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsule: Game for Nov. 2, 2022
WPIAL boys soccer playoffs Today’s game Class 3A consolation 13-Montour (12-5-4) vs. 2-Plum (18-2-1) 6 p.m., Confluence Financial Partners Stadium, McMurray What’s at stake?: The winner advances to the PIAA playoffs. The loser’s season is over. Players to watch: Parker Brennan, MF, Montour; Aldi Flowers, MF, Plum Corner kicks: Montour...
Kiski Area tennis players relish trip to WPIAL playoffs
Kiski Area girls tennis made some waves this season as the Cavaliers qualified for the WPIAL Class 3A team playoffs for the first time in more than a decade. “Honestly, I couldn’t have asked for a better season,” coach Trent Goerk said. “These were some of the best girls to...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Penn-Trafford’s Mia Muro
Penn-Trafford’s girls soccer team came into the season with just two seniors and not a lot of expectations. At the end of the regular season, the Warriors sat 7-6-4 overall and 5-4-3 in the conference heading into a playoff matchup against Connellsville. One of those seniors, center back Mia Muro,...
Greensburg Salem hockey has high expectations after strong start
In his four seasons as hockey coach at Greensburg Salem, Corey Mentch hasn’t seen a Golden Lions team offer this much potential. Whether they can deliver is another matter. Despite getting 12 victories last season, the most under Mentch, Greensburg Salem was left out of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Plum’s Cameron Collins
Plum is one of the teams to look out for in the WPIAL girls soccer playoffs. Coming off a section championship, the team is looking for even more success during its postseason run. One of the talented players on the team’s loaded roster is senior center midfielder Cameron Collins, who...
Dave Brozeski steps down as Norwin football coach
After nine seasons as Norwin’s head football coach, Dave Brozeski is stepping down from the position. He turned in his resignation four days after the Knights closed out a 1-9 season. “It was time,” Brozeski said. “I needed to do what is right for the program. It was a privilege...
Mars pair picked for HS All-American soccer game
Three players from Western Pennsylvania were selected to play in the High School All-American soccer games set for Dec. 10 in Panama City, Fla. Rosters for the annual all-star games were announced Tuesday afternoon. The nationally ranked Mars girls, who will play Latrobe Tuesday night in the WPIAL Class 3A...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 31, 2022
High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Nov. 11 schedule Canon-McMillan (5-5) at North Allegheny (9-1), 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (6-4) at Mt. Lebanon (5-5), 7 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule North Hills (3-7) at Bethel Park (9-1), 7 p.m.; Upper St. Clair (8-2) at Gateway (7-3), 7...
High school roundup for Oct. 31, 2022: North Allegheny, Peters Township girls reach WPIAL finals
Abigail Stager, Lucia Wells and Jadyn Coy scored to lead top-seeded North Allegheny to a 3-2 victory over fourth-seeded Seneca Valley in the WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer semifinals Monday. Kendall Walton scored both goals for Seneca Valley (13-2-2). North Allegheny (19-1) advances to face No. 3 Peters Township in...
Deer Lakes boys post another 1-0 win, go back to WPIAL soccer final
The Deer Lakes boys soccer team is heading back to the WPIAL championship game. The Lancers got a goal from senior forward Ruger Beer with exactly 27 minutes left in the second half, and the Deer Lakes defense made it stand up in a 1-0 victory over South Park in...
Freedom girls defeat Greensburg Central Catholic in 2OT in wild WPIAL Class A semifinal
If any team has been a thorn in Freedom’s side in recent years, it’s Greensburg Central Catholic. GCC had knocked the Bulldogs out of the WPIAL and PIAA Class A girls soccer playoffs four times in three years. Shaye Bailey had seen enough. Bailey took a high through ball and...
Springdale girls soccer blanks Waynesburg to achieve WPIAL championship game goal
Last year, the Springdale girls soccer team was denied a trip to Highmark Stadium to play for a WPIAL championship with a loss to Steel Valley in the semifinals. There was no denying the Dynamos on Monday in a WPIAL Class A semifinal against No. 6 Waynesburg at Peters Township’s...
Ambridge hands Plum boys another heartbreaking loss in WPIAL soccer playoffs
JJ Simms saw the ball floating high in the air right in front of the goal and just had to be patient. “It came off the bar, and it felt like it was an eternity before it came down,” Simms said. When it did fall back to Earth, he was...
